Example sentences of "[noun] are [verb] [prep] [det] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doppler effect alters the frequency of light ‘ seen ’ by the moving atoms ; because the atoms are moving in all directions , they see a broad range of frequencies . |
| 2 | White lights are fixed in both directions . |
| 3 | On the M4 junction 4b to 5 , that 's the M25 Langley interchange , the inside lanes are closed in both directions for overhead cable work , and on the A34 just south of Newbury , it 's down to single lane traffic due to the roadworks between Swan roundabout and Sandalford roundabout but traffic 's not too heavy there at the moment . |
| 4 | What is clear is that business managers are pulled in many directions and that they must and do make choices among alternative objectives ’ . |
| 5 | Witnessing should never become an excuse for a heated argument ; if things are moving in that direction it 's better to end the conversation sooner rather than later . |
| 6 | When people are moving in all directions , meeting dead ends and trying to push back to the start , it 's not only chaotic , it 's downright dangerous . |
| 7 | ‘ In the first split second you experience a feeling of numbness , of complete collapse within your chest and a cold wave of fright … the needles of the automatic printer drums and the monitoring instruments are swinging in all directions . ’ |